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1999 census of child care services
Australia. Department of Family and Community Services, 2000
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia, Department of Family and Community Services.

A report of findings from the 1999 Australian Government census of all child care providers receiving government funding, which provided information on services offered, children served, and child care staff

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Addressing the mental health needs of Head Start families: A university collaborative model
Carlson, Vivian J., 2000
NHSA Dialog, 3(2), 215-233

A discussion of the mental health needs of Head Start families, and the presentation of a collaborative model between graduate-level training programs and Head Start services

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The barriers to childcare provision
Callender, Claire, October 2000
(Research Report No. 231). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain. Department for Education and Employment.

An investigation into the existence and types of barriers to providing child care for children aged 16 and under

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Characteristics and quality of child care for toddlers and preschoolers
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2000
Applied Developmental Science, 4(3), 116-135

An investigation of the relationship between structural and caregiver characteristics and child care quality, based on a data from the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study on Early Child Care

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Child care and Canadian federalism in the 1990s: Canary in a coal mine
Friendly, Martha, 2000
(Occasional Paper No. 11). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto, Childcare Resource and Research Unit.

An examination of federal and provincial jurisdictional barriers that obstructed the formation of a national child care system for Canada and a discussion of the need for federal leadership involvement in the development of a national child care system

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Child care and early learning organizational study as requested by the Washington State Legislature
Washington (State). Office of Financial Management, 2000
Olympia, WA: Office of Financial Management.

A review of Washington State's child care infrastructure, examining child care centers' organizational structures and surveying child care workers and directors to gain understanding of the organizational design

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Child care arrangements for children under five: Variation across states
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2000
(Series B, No. B-7). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A study of the primary child care arrangements of children under five whose mothers are employed, as well as of the variations in patterns of child care arrangements by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.

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Child care for welfare participants in rural areas
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2000
(Rural Welfare Issue Brief). Washington, DC: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A brief on the child care arrangements of the rural population.

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Child care health consultation: The Connecticut experience
Crowley, Angela A., March 2000
Maternal and Child Health Journal, 4(1), 67-75

A survey-based study of Connecticut child care center directors and their health consultants to determine the impact of the child care health consultation programs and the experiences of the child care centers with the programs

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Child care patterns of school-age children with employed mothers
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2000
(Occasional Paper No. 41). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

An examination of variations in out-of-school time child care arrangements used by families with working mothers, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)

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Child care subsidies: Strategies to provide outreach to eligible families
Jones, Michelle Ganow, 2000
Welfare Information Network Issue Notes, 4(10).

A brief on outreach practices to inform parents about child care subsidies

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Child care then and now: Child care in King County: 1999-2000
Child Care Resources, June 2000
Bellevue, WA: Child Care Resources.

A profile of child care in King County, Washington that analyzes the availability, affordability, and quality of child care available to families from 1999 to 2000

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Child care then and now: Child care in King County: 1999-2000 [Executive summary]
Child Care Resources, June 2000
Bellevue, WA: Child Care Resources.

A summary of a profile of child care in King County, Washington that analyzes the availability, affordability, and quality of child care available to families from 1999 to 2000

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A commitment to supporting the mental health of our youngest children: Report of the Infant Mental Health Forum, October 23-24, 2000
United States. Head Start Bureau, 2000
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth and Families.

A summary of a two-day Forum on infant mental health sponsored by the Head Start Bureau and the Commissioner’s Office of Research and Evaluation, both of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Community-based early intervention: The Coimbra Project
Boavida, Jose, 2000
Child: Care, Health and Development, 26(5), 343-354

An overview and assessment of the Coimbra Project, an early intervention, multi-service program designed to help support young, Portugese children with special needs and their families

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Consultancy on support to Childcare Partnerships
Scotland. Scottish Executive, 2000
Edinburgh: Scotland, Scottish Executive.

A study of the practices of local Childcare Partnerships in Scotland, based on interviews with partnership members and stakeholders

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Creating sustainable nursing interventions: An innovative health promotion strategy for handwashing in child care centres
Williams, L. Alison, 2000
Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing, 3(4), 17-20

A description of an evidence-based, cost effective pilot program using community child health nursing interventions to promote handwashing among child care center staff

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Culturally and linguistically sensitive practices in motor skills interventions for young children
Bhagwanji, Yash, 2000
(CLAS Technical Report No. 1). Champaign: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services.

An inquiry into the factors that influence the development of children’s motor skills, and the sensitivity of these factors to culturally and linguistically diverse practices

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A decade of decline: Regulated child care in Manitoba, 1989-1999
Prentice, Susan, June 2000
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives--Manitoba.

An overview of early education and care services in Manitoba, Canada from 1989-1999, including a discussion of the cost and quality of services as well as developments in public policies relevant to the child care market

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A decade of decline: Regulated child care in Manitoba, 1989-1999 [Executive summary]
Prentice, Susan, June 2000
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives--Manitoba.

A summary of an overview of early education and care services in Manitoba, Canada from 1989-1999, including a discussion of the cost and quality of services as well as developments in public policies relevant to the child care market

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Descriptive data on child care and schools in Sweden in 2000
Sweden. Skolverket (Sweden. National Agency for Education), October, 2000
(National Agency for Education Report No. 192). Stockholm: Sweden, Skolverket (Sweden, National Agency for Education).

A comprehensive description of educational activities in Sweden, including preschool and school age child care activities

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Dutch bargee families: Partners in early childhood education
Scholten, Ursula, 2000
International Journal of Educational Research, 33(3), 275-283

An analysis of the early education system provided by the Dutch government to toddlers of barge operators (i.e., children who live with their parents on ships)

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Early care and education: Current issues and future strategies
Kagan, Sharon Lynn, 2000
In J. P. Shonkoff & S. J. Meisels (Eds.), Handbook of early childhood intervention (2nd ed., pp. 339-360). New York: Cambridge University Press

A compendium of issues surrounding early childhood care and education, with suggestions for strategies for improvement in quality and service delivery

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Early childhood education and teacher development in Kenya: Lessons learned
Adams, Diane B., 2000
Child & Youth Care Forum, 29(6), 385-402

An account of the development of early childhood education programs in Kenya, based on the experiences of two researchers assisting from the United States

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Early childhood mental health services: A policy and systems development perspective
Knitzer, Jane, 2000
In Handbook of early childhood intervention (2nd ed. : pp. 416-438). New York: Cambridge University Press

An overview of practice, policy, research, and service delivery in the coordination of early childhood mental health services and early childhood programs

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